Coral ID

Aquaria · #1 02-26-2012, 08:42 AM

i got some rock to seed my tank about a year ago and i noticed this small bright green dot watched it for a long time waiting for it to get big enough to get an id its about the size of a dime and it looks like it has feeder tentacles so im thinking lps but i just cant tell this is a macro shot best i could get with min knowlage of cameras ignore the aiptasia lol

Snappy · #2 02-26-2012, 02:29 PM

It looks very similar to a hitchhiker I ended up with in my tank. Some sort of mushroom or anenome that spreads like crazy - I literally have hundreds of them now. Unless you want it to spread throughout your reef I would take measures now and get rid of it while you can.

High tide · #3 02-26-2012, 02:58 PM

Try and make it close up and see what it does. If it purses up, it's a mushroom. If it shows a skeleton, it's an lps. It still won't give you a specific ID but at least it'll give you a starting point.

jagermaier · #4 02-26-2012, 03:29 PM

If there's feeder tentacles it could be majano anemone, if it is get rid of them fast as they spread in plague proportions.

Aquaria · #5 02-26-2012, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Snappy

It looks very similar to a hitchhiker I ended up with in my tank. Some sort of mushroom or anenome that spreads like crazy - I literally have hundreds of them now. Unless you want it to spread throughout your reef I would take measures now and get rid of it while you can.

Wish it would spread and kill those dam pesky brown Paly/ zoas now those spread like crazy lol
How long did it take to spread? It has been a year since i first noticed it
I'm pretty sure (although not 100%) its not a majano I have had them before and they looked a lot diff then this guy, u would think I would have more then one after a year it also has some wicked green floresence to it and my majanos were a dullish green not floresent

staceyd72 · #6 02-26-2012, 08:33 PM

I have some of these also. As Greg mentioned they reproduce quite rapidly, and when they attach to a rock they are very hard to remove. Mine came in as a hitchhiker on a coral base. Now I have about 20 of them scattered throughout my tank.
People tell me that they are mini maxes but I thought mini maxes were bigger in diameter, as these are the size of a loonie/toonie I wonder if there is a market for them

Here are the ones I have...

As compared to a mini max that I have, three inch diameter...

jagermaier · #7 02-26-2012, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by staceyd72

I have some of these also. As Greg mentioned they reproduce quite rapidly, and when they attach to a rock they are very hard to remove. Mine came in as a hitchhiker on a coral base. Now I have about 20 of them scattered throughout my tank.
People tell me that they are mini maxes but I thought mini maxes were bigger in diameter, as these are the size of a loonie/toonie I wonder if there is a market for them

Here are the ones I have...

As compared to a mini max that I have, three inch diameter...

There is definitely a market for Maxi Minis.

Big_Al · #8 02-26-2012, 09:55 PM

They don't look much like maxi minis to me but I would be interested in a couple if the opportunity came up.

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Originally Posted by staceyd72

I have some of these also. As Greg mentioned they reproduce quite rapidly, and when they attach to a rock they are very hard to remove. Mine came in as a hitchhiker on a coral base. Now I have about 20 of them scattered throughout my tank.
People tell me that they are mini maxes but I thought mini maxes were bigger in diameter, as these are the size of a loonie/toonie I wonder if there is a market for them

Here are the ones I have...

reefwars · #9 02-26-2012, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by staceyd72

I have some of these also. As Greg mentioned they reproduce quite rapidly, and when they attach to a rock they are very hard to remove. Mine came in as a hitchhiker on a coral base. Now I have about 20 of them scattered throughout my tank.
People tell me that they are mini maxes but I thought mini maxes were bigger in diameter, as these are the size of a loonie/toonie I wonder if there is a market for them

Here are the ones I have...

As compared to a mini max that I have, three inch diameter...

mini minis maybe??? they dont get mucg bigger than a toonie

Snappy · #10 02-26-2012, 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by staceyd72

I have some of these also. As Greg mentioned they reproduce quite rapidly, and when they attach to a rock they are very hard to remove. Mine came in as a hitchhiker on a coral base. Now I have about 20 of them scattered throughout my tank.
People tell me that they are mini maxes but I thought mini maxes were bigger in diameter, as these are the size of a loonie/toonie I wonder if there is a market for them

Here are the ones I have...

Yes those are the same as what I have and they move fast and seem to want to move toward anything new in the tank and attach to them. They are a PITA. Get rid of them while you just have 20 because in another year you'll have hundreds.